Audiences really get excited about the contestants and the way in which the show unfolds...The format is not that different from the British version but I think viewers respond to the hosts and the people we have here... We are excited about the way we are doing the show here in America.

Channing went on to explain that he would love to get Mary on board which is a possibility "depending on schedule".

A source added, "The Mary and Paul combo is a winning formula and American bosses are well aware of that."

We don't care where or when the judges reunite as long as they do it together.